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Exhibitions

Art Quilt Australia 2025

23 July 2025 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Creative Backstory, Exhibitions 13 Comments

Approaching Equinox: Plundering Joy (95x109cm), the latest in my Forza Vitale series, is currently on exhibition at Yarra Ranges Regional Museum as part of Art Quilt Australia 2025. This is a deeply personal work and I want to share some of the backstory.

Red headed artist wearing stripey top is smiling next to her aqua-hued textile painting

Forza Vitale: Breathe

6 May 2024 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions 1 Comment

What a joy to be able to share my textile painting Forza Vitale: Breathe (67 x 106 cm) in The New Quilt 2024 on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, New South Wales until 23 June 2024. I first conceived the Forza Vitale series in late 2022 as the world emerged from the COVID pandemic. […]

Art Quilt Australia 2023

18 August 2023 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Australian Art, Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Brenda Gael Smith is a finalist in the Gosford Art Prize 2022 with her artwork “Banksia Filigree” on exhibition 20 August to 23 October 2022.

Vibrance: AQC Challenge 2023 In Full Bloom

10 April 2023 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Exhibitions 2 Comments

Vibrance: Tip Toe Through the Tulips is a textile artwork by Brenda Gael Smith and a finalist in the AQC Challenge 2023 – In Full Bloom.

Quilts Unlimited 2022: Propagation

15 November 2022 Filed Under: Art Quilt Australia, Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Brenda Gael Smith shares her wool quilt currently on exhibition in Quilts Unlimited 2022, New York and starts planning for Art Quilt Australia 2023.

Iconic Inflorescence: One Step Further 2022

31 October 2022 Filed Under: Exhibitions Leave a Comment

Iconic Inflorescence is on exhibition until 26 November 2022 as part of One Step Further presented by Victorian Quilters.

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Join me for my new TEXTplosion! workshop at the Mo
Join me for my new TEXTplosion! workshop at the Modern Quilt Show Australia from 9.45am-12.45pm on Saturday 14 March 2026 in Petersham Sydney. Book online on the MQSA wesbite via @modernquiltshowau 

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This 3-hour workshop explores harnessing the power of paper collage to design one-of-a-kind abstract quilts. This workshop explores: fragmenting text; tools to isolate and highlight areas of interest; playing with enlargement, exaggeration and distortion; converting 2-tone designs into colour; converting paper collage designs into fabric compositions; and digital palette generation tools. 

#brendagaelsmithworkshop #TEXTplosion! #modernquiltshowau #moderquiltshowau2026


When I was invited to teach a four-day workshop at
When I was invited to teach a four-day workshop at the Australasian Quilt Convention (9-12 April 2026), I jumped a the opportunity to share a deep dive into one of my favourite subjects - abstract design. In “Riffing with Repetition”, we will be exploring how repetition contributes to unity and rhythm and makes our work sing. Whether you are liking to loosen up, think differently or stretch you creative muscles, this workshop will spark new ideas and help you find your rhythm using your preferred techniques and materials. 

Bookings are now online at www.AQC.com.au 

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